The Washington Huskies are preparing to utilize some of head coach Jedd Fisch’s NFL connections on April 5, 2025, for the Be a P.R.O. Coaching Clinic. The clinic promises to bring together some of the best and brightest minds in football, plenty of whom have worked with Fisch, to speak to high school coaches from the Pacific Northwest.
Fisch, now in his second year as head coach of the Huskies, is no stranger to high-level football. Before arriving in Seattle, he orchestrated a remarkable turnaround at the University of Arizona, taking the Wildcats from a 1-11 record in 2021 to an 11-2 finish in 2023. His coaching resume is impressive, having worked under some of the football most iconic figures, including Bill Belichick, Pete Carroll, Steve Spurrier, and plenty others.
Fisch’s second annual coaching clinic reflects on his philosophy, one he honed during his time coaching in the NFL. Fisch has credited one of his keynote speakers, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay, with shaping his approach to building player-driven programs, emphasizing relationships over everything else.
Now, he’s brought that mindset to Montlake, along with another star-studded lineup of coaches.
Sean McVay
At just 39 years old, McVay has already cemented his status as one of the NFL’s premier offensive minds, leading the Rams to a Super Bowl LVI victory in 2021 and earning NFL Coach of the Year honors in 2017. He became the youngest head coach in league history and the youngest to ever win a Super Bowl. His innovative schemes quickly became the gold standard in the league, and he also has a longstanding bond with Fisch, who served as his senior offensive assistant and assistant offensive coordinator from 2018 to 2019.
Mike Shanahan
Joining McVay is Mike Shanahan, a two-time Super Bowl champion as head coach of the Denver Broncos from 1995-2008. He is the architect of one of the NFL’s most influential offensive systems, and has developed one of the league’s most successful coaching trees, what many coaches and analysts refer to around the league as the “Shanahan Tree.” His tenure with the Broncos and earlier work as the San Francisco 49ers’ offensive coordinator revolutionized the game, blending zone-running schemes with play-action passing—a foundation that McVay, Fisch, and countless others have built on. Fisch worked directly under Shanahan in 2008 as the Broncos’ wide receivers coach. Shanahan’s presence at the clinic offers attendees a rare chance to learn from a legend whose fingerprints are still all over the current game.
Chris Shula
Rounding out the trio is Chris Shula, the Rams’ defensive coordinator and a rising star in his own right. At 38, Shula has quickly climbed the coaching ranks, having served in various roles with the Rams since 2017, including linebackers coach during their Super Bowl-winning season. As the grandson of Hall of Fame coach Don Shula, he comes from a storied football lineage, and his current role of overseeing one of the NFL’s top defenses adds a dynamic defensive perspective to the clinic.
For Fisch, the clinic is also a chance to showcase the Washington program’s direction. After inheriting a roster depleted by transfers and players who left for the NFL draft after the Huskies’ 2023 national championship appearance, he’s rebuilding a storied program with his own twist, by that lets the players experience the game as they would in the NFL and, in his words, prepares them to be a pro on and off the field.
For attendees, it will be an opportunity to learn from McVay, Shanahan, and Shula. All coaches whose combined resumes include multiple Super Bowl titles, have helped cultivate multiple decades of innovation around the NFL, and could pass on plenty of wisdom to the next generation.
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